Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver CanucksDec 28, 2019

FinalSaturday, Dec 28, 2019· Rogers Arena

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
LAK	0	1	1	2		LAK	12	18	21	51
VAN	2	0	1	3		VAN	10	7	9	26

: LAK 94VAN 38
: LAK 3.92VAN 1.70
PP goals: LAK 0VAN 0
Hits: LAK 16VAN 23
Blocks: LAK 9VAN 31
PIM: LAK 2VAN 6
: LAK 38%VAN 62%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vancouver Canucks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +18 against a season average of 33.0; the win.

Points
Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:28.Kopitar
Points
Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:52.Pettersson
Points
Alex Iafallo had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.Iafallo
Goalie
Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +18 against a season average of 33.0; the win.Markstrom
Luck
LAK scored 2 goals on 3.92 expected goals (94 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Sean Walker (LAK) played 22:41, +3:54 up on his 18:47 season average over 69 games.Walker
Usage
Tyler Toffoli (LAK) played 20:57, +4:10 up on his 16:47 season average over 67 games.Toffoli
Usage
Loui Eriksson (VAN) played 16:46, +4:29 up on his 12:17 season average over 48 games.Eriksson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← LAK attacks left (bottom on phones)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · VAN 38 · LAK 94

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VAN pressure
LAK pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 59% of the game, VAN 12%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

VAN

LAK

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	LAK	VAN
	95	42
	4.17	1.58
	3.93	1.50
	20	10
	5	1
	11	11
	−0.099	+0.099
	59%	12%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Los Angeles Kings

L1Kopitar – Toffoli – Iafallo
12:3077% CF
L2Kempe – Wagner – Lizotte
9:2073% CF
L3Carter – Frk – Prokhorkin
9:0756% CF
L4Clifford – Amadio – Luff
5:4144% CF
D1Doughty – Walker
16:2160% CF
D2Hutton – Roy
14:3981% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Toffoli – Kempe – Iafallo
3:48100% CF
PP2Carter – Doughty – Frk – Prokhorkin – Amadio
0:49100% CF
PK1FKempe – Lizotte
0:46
PK2FKopitar – Iafallo
0:33
PK1DHutton – Roy
0:46
PK2DDoughty – Walker
0:44

Current LAK line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Miller – Boeser – Pettersson
13:4638% CF
L2Eriksson – Pearson – Horvat
12:4639% CF
L3Beagle – Schaller – Motte
7:2610% CF
L4Roussel – Virtanen – Gaudette
7:2250% CF
D1Edler – Stecher
9:1531% CF
D2Tanev – Hughes
9:0540% CF
D3Myers – Fantenberg
8:5322% CF

PP1Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes
1:15100% CF
PP2Myers – Roussel – Pearson – Virtanen – Gaudette
0:45
PK1FBeagle – Schaller
3:51
PK2FEriksson – Motte
0:28
PK1DEdler – Tanev
3:52
PK2DMyers – Fantenberg
1:43

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:22
VANJake Virtanenwrist0.02 xG
LAK: Doughty, Kempe, Wagner, Walker, LizotteVAN: Myers, Roussel, Virtanen, Gaudette, Hughes
LAK 0 – 1 VAN
19:32
VANTyler Motte (Elias Pettersson, Alexander Edler)wrist0.05 xG
LAK: Carter, Doughty, Clifford, Luff, WalkerVAN: Edler, Schaller, Motte, Stecher, Pettersson
LAK 0 – 2 VAN

2nd period

11:52
LAKAnze Kopitar (Alex Iafallo, Sean Walker)wrap-around0.01 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Frk, Iafallo, WalkerVAN: Beagle, Myers, Schaller, Motte, Fantenberg
LAK 1 – 2 VAN

3rd period

6:46
LAKTyler Toffoli (Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo)snap0.01 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Toffoli, MacDermid, Clague, IafalloVAN: Eriksson, Tanev, Pearson, Horvat, Hughes
LAK 2 – 2 VAN
7:05
VANElias Pettersson (J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser)snap0.10 xG
LAK: Carter, Doughty, Frk, Prokhorkin, WalkerVAN: Tanev, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
LAK 2 – 3 VAN

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	1	1	2	+2	6	0.67	0	0	0	23:28	—	—	80	93
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.46	1	2	0	20:57	—	—	72	75
Alex Iafallo L	L1	0	2	2	+2	6	0.36	1	0	0	18:52	—	—	81	96
Adrian Kempe R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.26	0	0	0	17:37	—	—	75	87
Austin Wagner L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.32	5	0	0	12:21	—	—	77	88
Blake Lizotte C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.68	0	0	0	12:09	—	—	74	87
Jeff Carter C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.20	0	2	0	17:26	—	—	59	43
Nikolai Prokhorkin L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	0	0	0	15:49	—	—	61	45
Martin Frk R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	3	0	0	15:42	—	—	67	42
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	0	0	11:30	—	—	50	22
Matt Luff R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	1	0	10:24	—	—	53	57
Kyle Clifford L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	1	0	0	10:11	—	—	47	20
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	1	1	0	26:55	—	—	65	59
Sean Walker D	D1	0	1	1	-2	3	0.09	0	2	0	22:41	—	—	60	54
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	0	0	0	22:03	—	—	76	84
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	16:05	—	—	81	91
Kurtis MacDermid L	—	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	4	0	0	12:38	—	—	75	86
Kale Clague D	—	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	1	2	12:35	—	—	67	78

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	1.70	58:29

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
J.T. Miller C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	1	0	19:10	—	—	30	36
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.52	0	1	2	17:51	—	—	32	41
Elias Pettersson C	L1	1	1	2	+2	1	0.10	2	0	0	15:52	—	—	41	50
Bo Horvat C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	1	1	0	18:29	—	—	35	34
Tanner Pearson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	3	0	2	17:28	—	—	36	27
Loui Eriksson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	37	26
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	3	0	14:58	—	—	7	2
Tim Schaller L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:55	—	—	13	7
Tyler Motte C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.05	2	1	2	10:37	—	—	13	6
Adam Gaudette R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.15	1	0	0	11:06	—	—	38	25
Jake Virtanen R	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.21	1	1	0	10:46	—	—	47	44
Antoine Roussel L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	0	0	10:20	—	—	46	41
Alexander Edler D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	2	7	0	24:31	—	—	34	32
Troy Stecher D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	4	2	0	15:17	—	—	27	26
Chris Tanev D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	3	0	21:49	—	—	31	38
Quinn Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	0	1	0	19:15	—	—	38	43
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	4	0	21:29	—	—	32	20
Oscar Fantenberg D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	4	0	15:28	—	—	19	2

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	51	49	2	.961	3.92	59:53

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.